Sedan
commune in Ardennes, France
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Summary
Sedan is a commune of France[1]. Sedan ranks in the top 0.41% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,853 views/month, #126 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Sedan[3], canton of Sedan-Est[4], canton of Sedan-Nord[5], canton of Sedan-Ouest[6], Ardennes[7]
- Country: France[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Meuse[9]
- Shares border with: Balan[10], Cheveuges[11], Donchery[12], Floing[13], Givonne[14], Glaire[15], Illy[16], Wadelincourt[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Eisenach[18]
- Postal code: 08200[19]
- Commons category: Sedan (Ardennes)[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[21], UTC+02:00[22]
- Inception: 1424[23]
- Official website: http://www.sedan.fr[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sedan, Ardennes[25]
- Email address: mailto:sedan.contact@mairie-sedan.fr[26]
- Population: 18,134[27], 20,548[28], 17,248[29], 17,267[30], 16,428[31], 16,193[32], 23,037[33], 23,995[34], 23,477[35], 21,667[36], 19,934[37], 18,512[38], 16,092[39], 16,376[40]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Sedan[41]
- Phone number: +33-3-24-27-73-00[42]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[44], The New Student's Reference Work[45]
- Capital of: canton of Sedan-Nord[46], arrondissement of Sedan[47], canton of Sedan-Est[48], canton of Sedan-Ouest[49], canton of Sedan-3[50], canton of Sedan-2[51], canton of Sedan-1[52], Principality of Sedan[53]
- Official name: Sedan[54]
- List of monuments: Liste der Monuments historiques in Sedan[55]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Sedan[56]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Sedan[57]
- Female population: 8729[58]
- Male population: 7699[59]
Why It Matters
Sedan has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Sedan is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]